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Edward Maxwell (31 December 1867 – 14 November 1923) was a prominent Canadian architect.
at The Canadian Encyclopedia, accessed August 27, 2019 In 1902, he went into partnership with his younger brother, William Sutherland Maxwell, who had studied at the École des beaux-arts in Paris. In 1903, he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
File:Residence H-Vincent-Meredith 01.jpg, Lady Meredith House (1894)
File:Vancouver CPR depot (HS85-10-24306).jpg, Vancouver CPR depot (1898–1914)
File:McGill University downtown campus 26.JPG, Charles Meredith House (1904)
Biography of Edward Maxwell
– at McGill.ca
Edward Maxwell's CPR Depot (1898–1914)
– at Vimeo.com
Outline of Edward Maxwell's life
– ''Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec'' (in French)
Maxwelton
– Maxwell's farmhouse (between Oakridge and Calais streets in Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec)
Tillietudlem
– Maxwell's summer residence (at 434 Bar Road in
Edward Maxwell (31 December 1867 – 14 November 1923) was a prominent Canadian architect.
Life and career
The son of Edward John Maxwell, a lumber dealer in Montreal, by his marriage to Johanna MacBean, Maxwell graduated from the High School of Montreal at the age of fourteen and was apprenticed to the firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge in Boston. In 1891, the firm was instructed to design a new building for the Montreal Board of Trade. Maxwell returned home to Montreal to supervise its construction, helped by having good relations with influential members of the Board. In 1892, the jeweller Henry Birks hired Maxwell to design a new store in Montreal's Phillips Square. Maxwell also designed several stations and hotels for theCanadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...
, including the West Vancouver station (1897) and the McAdam station
McAdam station is a former railway station that dominates the village of McAdam, New Brunswick, Canada. The station is the largest passenger station in the province but since the December 17, 1994, abandonment of Via Rail's ''Atlantic'' passeng ...
(1900). In 1899, he designed a country house for Louis-Joseph Forget at Senneville, Quebec, a good example of his domestic work.Edward and William Maxwellat The Canadian Encyclopedia, accessed August 27, 2019 In 1902, he went into partnership with his younger brother, William Sutherland Maxwell, who had studied at the École des beaux-arts in Paris. In 1903, he was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
Selected buildings
* Lady Meredith House at 1110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal (1894) *Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
The Royal Saint Lawrence Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Dorval, Quebec, Canada on the shore of Lake St. Louis.
History
Created in 1888 by a group of men from the Amateur Athletic Association, the club quickly grew.
In 1892, John Rawso ...
– clubhouse (1895)
* London and Lancashire Life Building, Montreal (1898)
*Vancouver CPR depot (1898–1914)
*McAdam station
McAdam station is a former railway station that dominates the village of McAdam, New Brunswick, Canada. The station is the largest passenger station in the province but since the December 17, 1994, abandonment of Via Rail's ''Atlantic'' passeng ...
(1900)
* Charles Meredith House at 1130 Pine Avenue West, Montreal (1904)
* Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (1910)
Notes
External links
Biography of Edward Maxwell
– at McGill.ca
Edward Maxwell's CPR Depot (1898–1914)
– at Vimeo.com
Outline of Edward Maxwell's life
– ''Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec'' (in French)
Maxwelton
– Maxwell's farmhouse (between Oakridge and Calais streets in Baie-D'Urfé, Quebec)
Tillietudlem
– Maxwell's summer residence (at 434 Bar Road in
St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Saint Andrews (2016 population: 1,786) is a town in Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada. The historic town is a national historic site of Canada, bearing many characteristics of a typical 18th century British colonial settlement, includin ...
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1867 births
1923 deaths
Canadian architects
High School of Montreal alumni